Flexible LED assemblies and LED light bulbs
View Patent ↗LED assemblies and related LED light bulbs. An LED assembly has a flexible, transparent substrate, an LED chip on the first surface and electrically connected to two adjacent conductive sections, a first wavelength conversion layer, formed on the first surface to substantially cover the LED chip, and a second wavelength conversion layer formed on the second surface. The flexible, transparent substrate has first and second surfaces opposite to each other, and several conductive sections, which are separately formed on the first surface.
1. An LED assembly, comprising:
a flexible, transparent substrate, comprising:
first and second surfaces opposite to each other; and
several conductive sections, separately formed on the first surface;
an LED chip on the first surface and electrically connected to two adjacent conductive sections;
a first wavelength conversion layer, formed on the first surface to substantially cover the LED chip; and
a second wavelength conversion layer formed on the second surface.
2. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transparent substrate is a longitudinal strip with two opposite ends, and the LED assembly comprises LED chips arranged in a first row along a longitudinal line connecting the opposite ends.
3. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flexible, transparent substrate further comprises a sidewall connecting the first and second surfaces, and at least a portion of the sidewall is not covered by the first wavelength conversion layer.
4. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive sections are transparent in view of the light emitted from the LED chip.
5. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the conductive sections has a portion not covered by the first wavelength conversion layer.
6. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the LED chip is flipped over and mounted on the first surface.
7. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first wavelength conversion layer comprises a phosphor.
8. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the LED assembly is capable of being curved to be a tape on a reel.
9. An LED light bulb, comprising:
a base;
a lamp bulb, fixed on the base to define an inner space; and
the LED assembly claimed in claim 1 , positioned inside the inner space and electrically connected to the base.
10. The LED light bulb as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the LED assembly is curved to have an arc.
11. The LED light bulb as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the LED light bulb has a screw axis and the LED assembly is curved to be on a plane perpendicular to the screw axis.
12. The LED light bulb as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the LED assembly is curved to substantially be a circle.
13. The LED light bulb as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising two conductive wires respective connected to two of the conductive sections.