LED light bulbs for space lighting
View Patent ↗The invention discloses a three dimensional LED arrangement and heat management method using a heat transfer or conduction pipe to enable rapid heat transfer from a three dimensional cluster of LEDs to a heatsink with or without active cooling, the light emitted from the three dimensional cluster not being obstructed by a heat sink arrangement such that the light beam profile generated by the light appears similar to that generated by traditional incandescent bulbs.
1. A lighting device, comprising:
a frame;
a face portion located on the frame, the face portion having a face area;
a panel coupled to the face portion, the panel having a panel area that is substantially equal to the face area;
a LED source of light mounted on said panel;
a heat sink spaced from said frame to position the plurality of LED sources of light at least one inch away from said heat sink;
a heat conducting pipe having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end connected to said frame and said distal end connected to said heat sink;
an electronic driver positioned proximate said heat sink and configured to connect to an external source of power; and
first and second electric conducting wires connecting said electronic driver to said plurality of LED light sources.
2. The lighting device of claim 1 , further comprising a transparent housing.
3. The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein said electrical connection to an external source of power comprises an Edison screw base.
4. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LED light sources comprises a plurality of surfaced mount LEDs.
5. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of LED light sources comprises a plurality of LED chips.
6. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the frame has six faces and a hexagonal cross section, and wherein an LED source of light is positioned on each face.
7. The lighting device of c 1 aim 1 , wherein the frame is multifaceted in both a longitudinal and latitudinal direction, and wherein an LED source of light is positioned on each face of said multifaceted frame.
8. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the heat conduction tube comprises an outer tube, a wicking material and a working fluid.
9. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the heat conducting tube is constructed of a first material and includes an inner material having a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the first material.
10. The lighting device of claim 9 , wherein the first material is copper and the inner material is gallium.
11. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the heat sink includes a plurality of heat dissipating members and wherein the heat sink is constructed of aluminum.
12. The lighting device of claim 11 , wherein the heat dissipating members are fins.
13. The lighting device of claim 11 , wherein the heat dissipating members are rods.
14. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the frame is constructed of a solid non-hollow piece of metal.
15. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the frame is hollow and constructed of metal.
16. A lighting device, comprising:
a multifaceted heat conducting frame having a plurality of faces:
a plurality of face portions located on the frame, each face portion having a face area;
a plurality of panels coupled to, and corresponding to, the plurality of face portions, each of the plurality of panels having a panel area that is substantially equal to the face area of each corresponding face portion;
a plurality of LED sources of light mounted, an LED source of light being mounted on each of said plurality of panels;
a heat sink spaced from said frame to position the plurality of LED sources of light at least one inch away from said heat sink;
a heat conducting pipe having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end connected to said frame and said distal end connected to said heat sink;
an electronic driver positioned proximate said heat sink and configured to connect to an external source of power;
an electrical conductor connecting said electrical connection to said plurality of LED light sources and the electronic driver; and
a housing.
17. The lighting device of claim 16 , wherein said electrical connection to an external source of power comprises an Edison screw base.
18. The lighting device of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of LED light sources comprises a plurality of surfaced mount LEDs.
19. The lighting device of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of LED light sources comprises a plurality of LED chips.
20. The lighting device of claim 16 , wherein the heat sink includes a plurality of heat dissipating members and wherein the heat sink is constructed of aluminum.
21. A lighting device, comprising:
a multifaceted heat conducting frame having a plurality of faces;
a plurality of face portions located on the frame, each face portion having a face area;
a plurality of panels coupled to, and corresponding to, the plurality of face portions, each of the plurality of panels having a panel area that is substantially equal to the face area of each corresponding face portion;
a plurality of LED chip sources of light mounted, an LED chip source of light being mounted on each of said plurality of panels;
a heat sink spaced from said frame to position the plurality of LED sources of light at least one inch away from said heat sink, said heat sink including a plurality of heat dissipating members and constructed of aluminum;
a heat conducting pipe having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end connected to said frame and said distal end connected to said heat sink;
an electronic driver positioned within an Edison screw base that is positioned proximate said heat sink and configured to connect to an external source of power;
an electrical conductor connecting said electronic driver to said plurality of LED light sources; and
a housing.
22. A lighting device, comprising:
a frame;
a face portion located on the frame, the face portion having a face area;
a panel coupled to the face portion, the panel having a panel area that is substantially equal to the face area;
a LED source of light mounted on said panel, said LED sources operable to directly receive AC power input;
a heat sink spaced from said frame to position the plurality of LED sources of light at least one inch away from said heat sink;
a heat conducting pipe having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end connected to said frame and said distal end connected to said heat sink;
a connection base positioned proximate said heat sink and configured to connect to an external source of power; and
first and second electric conducting wires connecting said connection base to said plurality of LED light sources.