IP Library Granted Patent US 8,201,983
Granted Patent B2
US 8,201,983 · App. 12/790,995 · Granted Jun 19, 2012

Illuminating device

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Patent No.
US 8,201,983
App. No.
12/790,995
Granted
Jun 19, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An illuminating device includes a tubular light guide, a plurality of light-emitting devices, and a base. The tubular light guide has a light input edge and an inner space. The light-emitting devices are distributed at the light input edge to provide lights into the tubular light guide. The base supports the light-emitting devices and the tubular light guide. The base also has an electronic circuit to provide power to the light-emitting devices. The base has at least one air circulation hole for connecting an outer space with the inner space.

Claims (25)

1. An illuminating device, comprising:

a tubular light guide, having a light input edge and an inner space;

a plurality of light-emitting devices, distributed at the light input edge to provide lights into the tubular light guide; and

a base, supporting the light-emitting devices and the tubular light guide and having an electronic circuit to provide power to the light-emitting devices, wherein the base comprises an air circulation wall connected with the base and bending along the light input edge of the tubular light guide, and the light-emitting devices are disposed on a top surface of the air circulation wail to provide the lights into the tubular light guide.

2. The illuminating device of claim 1 , wherein the base has at least one air circulation hole for connecting an outer space with the inner space.

3. The illuminating device of claim 2 , wherein the air circulation hole is formed on the air circulation wall.

4. The illuminating device of claim 3 , wherein the light-emitting devices are disposed between the top surface of the air circulation wall and the light input edge of the light guide to provide the lights into the tubular light guide.

5. The illuminating device of claim 3 , further comprising an adapting structure disposed on the air circulation wall, wherein the light-emitting devices are disposed on the adapting structure.

6. The illuminating device of claim 2 , wherein the base comprises:

a circuit base, for adapting the light-emitting devices; and

a coupling wall, for mechanically coupling the circuit base and the tubular light guide, wherein the coupling wall has the air circulation hole.

7. The illuminating device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular light guide has a surface texture at an outer surface, an inner surface, or both the outer surface and the inner surface.

8. The illuminating device of claim 1 , further comprising a light reflecting layer or a light shielding layer disposed on an inner surface of the tubular light guide.

9. The illuminating device of claim 8 wherein the base has a protruding portion extending into the inner space of the tubular light guide.

10. The illuminating device of claim 9 wherein a portion of the electronic circuit is implemented in the protruding portion of the base.

11. The illuminating device of claim 9 , wherein the electronic circuit is implemented in the protruding portion of the base.

12. The illuminating device of claim 9 , wherein the base has at least one air circulation hole for connecting an outer space with the inner space.

13. The illuminating device of claim 1 , wherein the base has a protruding portion extending into the inner space of the tubular light guide.

14. The illuminating device of claim 13 wherein a portion of the electronic circuit is implemented in the protruding portion of the base.

15. The illuminating device of claim 13 wherein the electronic circuit is implemented in the protruding portion of the base.

16. The illuminating device of claim 13 , wherein an outer surface of the protruding portion has a specific pattern thereon.

17. The illuminating device of claim 13 , wherein the base has at least one air circulation hole for connecting an outer space with the inner space.

18. The illuminating device of claim 1 , further comprising a reflection layer on a top edge of the tubular light guide opposite to the light input edge.

19. The illuminating device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular light guide has a cross-sectional geometric shape.

20. The illuminating device of claim 19 , the cross-sectional geometric shape is round, elliptic, square, rectangular, triangular, polygon, round with a peripheral protruding part, or indent polygon.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Jan 9, 2019
From: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY INC.
To: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048039/0223 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 024460 FRAME 0605. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST. Recorded May 17, 2012
From: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 028222/0501 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2010
From: WANG, WEI-CHIH; CUSTODIS, UDO; CHANG, WEN-CHIAO
To: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024460/0605 →