IP Library Granted Patent US 8,646,940
Granted Patent B2
US 8,646,940 · App. 12/818,656 · Granted Feb 11, 2014

Light emitting device

Inventor: Kee Youn Jang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,646,940
App. No.
12/818,656
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes: a frame having an opening; at least one light emitting diode disposed on the frame; a reflector which reflects light irradiated from the light emitting diode and emits the light through the opening; and a reflective protrusion which is formed on an inner surface of the reflector and determines an orientation angle of the light emitted through the opening. Since a light source is disposed on the frame of the light emitting device according to the embodiment, it is possible to easily exchange the light source of the light emitting diode by removing and attaching the frame without disassembling the entire lighting device.

Claims (46)

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a frame having an opening;

at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed on the frame;

a reflector which reflects light irradiated from the light emitting diode; and

a reflective protrusion projecting from the reflector towards the opening,

wherein a vertex of the reflective protrusion is closer to the opening than a point where a vertical axis of the reflective protrusion would meet light from at least one LED emitted to the reflective protrusion at a minimum angle with relation to an upper surface of the frame,

wherein light emitted from at least one light emitting diode is reflected by the reflector through the opening,

wherein the vertical axis of the reflective protrusion is perpendicular to a plane formed by extending the upper surface of the frame, and

wherein the upper surface of the frame contacts the reflector.

2. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the reflective protrusion has a conical shape, and wherein the reflective protrusion contacts an inner surface of the reflector.

3. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the reflective protrusion is formed on an inner surface of the reflector.

4. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the reflective protrusion projects from the reflector towards the opening at a length such that light emitted by the at least one light emitting diode is reflected by the reflector and reflected by the reflective protrusion prior to passing through the opening.

5. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the reflective protrusion and the reflector has a patterned surface.

6. The light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the patterned surface comprises a bumpy pattern.

7. The light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the patterned surface is a rough surface.

8. The light emitting device of claim 1 further comprising a heat radiator,

wherein the frame and the heat radiator are circular in shape, and

wherein the heat radiator surrounds an outer circumference of the frame such that the diameter associated with the heat radiator is greater than the diameter associated with the frame.

9. The light emitting device of claim 8 , wherein the frame is integrally formed with or connected to the heat radiator.

10. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the frame is detachably connected to the reflector.

11. A light emitting device comprising:

a frame formed with an opening there through;

a heat radiator formed on an outer portion of the frame;

at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed on the frame;

a reflector configured to reflect light irradiated from the at least one light emitting diode; and

a reflective protrusion projecting from the reflector towards the opening,

wherein a vertex of the reflective protrusion is closer to the opening than a point where a vertical axis of the reflective protrusion would meet light from at least one LED emitted to the reflective protrusion at a minimum angle with relation to an upper surface of the frame, and

wherein the light emitted from the at least one light emitting diode is reflected by the reflector through the opening,

wherein the vertical axis of the reflective protrusion is perpendicular to a plane formed by extending the upper surface of the frame, and

wherein the upper surface of the frame contacts the reflector.

12. The light emitting device of claim 11 , wherein the frame comprises an outer surface, and wherein the heat radiator projects outward from the outer surface of the frame.

13. The light emitting device of claim 12 , wherein the frame and the heat radiator are circular in shape.

14. The light emitting device of claim 11 , wherein the reflective protrusion has a conical shape, and wherein the reflective protrusion contacts an inner surface of the reflector.

15. The light emitting device of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the reflective protrusion and the reflector has a patterned surface.

16. The light emitting device of claim 11 , wherein the frame is detachably connected to the reflector.

17. A light emitting device comprising:

a circular frame having an opening there through;

a plurality of light emitting diodes positioned around the circular frame;

a dome-shaped reflector comprising an inner reflective surface, the dome-shaped reflector covering the plurality of light emitting diodes and reflecting light emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes; and

a reflective protrusion projecting from the inner reflective surface of the dome-shaped reflector towards the opening,

wherein a vertex of the reflective protrusion is closer to the opening than a point where a vertical axis of the reflective protrusion would meet light from at least one LED emitted to the reflective protrusion at a minimum angle with relation to an upper surface of the frame,

wherein the vertical axis of the reflective protrusion is perpendicular to a plane formed by extending the upper surface of the frame, and

wherein the upper surface of the frame contacts the reflector.

18. The light emitting device of claim 17 , wherein the reflective protrusion is conical, and has a length such that light emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes is reflected by the inner reflective surface of the reflector and reflected by the reflective protrusion prior to passing through the opening.

19. The light emitting device of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the inner reflective surface of the reflector and the reflective protrusion comprises a patterned surface.

20. The light emitting device of claim 17 further comprising a heat radiator projecting outward from the circular frame.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2021
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056366/0335 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2010
From: JANG, KEE YOUN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024878/0817 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2009-0067429 · Jul 23, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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