IP Library Granted Patent US 9,874,318
Granted Patent B2
US 9,874,318 · App. 14/676,436 · Granted Jan 23, 2018

LED assembly and LED bulb using the same

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Patent No.
US 9,874,318
App. No.
14/676,436
Granted
Jan 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An LED assembly, comprising: a light-transmissive substrate comprising a surface, a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region; a heat dissipation element, wherein a portion of the heat dissipation element is corresponding to the central region of the light-transmissive substrate; a first wavelength conversion layer arranged on the surface of the light-transmissive substrate and corresponding to the peripheral region of the light-transmissive substrate; a plurality of LED elements arranged on the first wavelength conversion layer; a second wavelength conversion layer arranged on the surface of the light-transmissive substrate and covering the plurality of LED elements and the first wavelength conversion layer; a plurality of conductive structures surrounding the plurality of LED elements and electrically connected thereto, wherein the plurality of conductive structures is formed on the surface and separated from each other; and a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to the plurality of conductive structures respectively.

Claims (31)

1. An LED assembly, comprising:

a light-transmissive substrate comprising a surface, a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region;

a heat dissipation element, wherein a portion of the heat dissipation element is corresponding to the central region of the light-transmissive substrate;

a first wavelength conversion layer arranged on the surface of the light-transmissive substrate and corresponding to the peripheral region of the light-transmissive substrate;

a plurality of LED elements arranged on the first wavelength conversion layer;

a second wavelength conversion layer arranged on the surface of the light-transmissive substrate and covering the plurality of LED elements and the first wavelength conversion layer;

a plurality of conductive structures surrounding the plurality of LED elements and electrically connected thereto, wherein the plurality of conductive structures is formed on the surface and separated from each other; and

a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to the plurality of conductive structures respectively.

2. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first wavelength conversion layer comprises a phosphor.

3. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first wavelength conversion layer comprises a transparent glue and a phosphor dispersed therein.

4. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the phosphor comprises multi-chromatic phosphor.

5. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light-transmissive substrate comprises a through hole.

6. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the through hole is disposed in the central region.

7. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the LED elements are arranged as four sides of the rectangle, a circular closed loop or zig-zag.

8. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electrical contacts comprise a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact.

9. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the electrical contacts comprise a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact respectively arranged between the through hole and the plurality of LED elements.

10. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a third electrical contact and a fourth electrical contact arranged outside the conductive structures.

11. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact are arranged symmetrically along a diagonal line of the light-transmissive substrate with the through hole as the geometric center.

12. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation element comprises a hollow column.

13. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising a pair of wires passing through the through hole.

14. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the heat dissipation element comprises a hollow column and the pair of wires pass through the hollow column.

15. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation element comprises a thermally conductive plate.

16. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the thermally conductive plate is attached to the light-transmissive substrate.

17. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the LED elements further comprise a plurality of pitches, and the pitches are narrower when the LED elements are closer to the heat dissipation element.

18. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the LED elements further comprise a plurality of pitches, and the pitches are narrower when the LED elements are closer to the peripheral region of the light-transmissive substrate.

19. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an aligned mark disposed on the light-transmissive substrate.

20. An LED bulb, comprising:

a base;

a lampshade connected to the base and defined as a housing space; and

the LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 disposed in the housing space and electrically connected to the base.

21. The LED assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a respective area of the first wavelength conversion layer and the second wavelength conversion layer is greater than a total area of the LED elements.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 18, 2026
From: EPISTAR CORPORATION
To: ENNOSTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075171/0402 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 24, 2024
From: KAISTAR LIGHTING(XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
To: BRIDGELUX OPTOELECTRONICS (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067822/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2018
From: INTERLIGHT OPTOTECH CORPORATION
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION; KAISTAR LIGHTING (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046577/0672 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2017
From: CHENG, TZU CHI; LIU, HONG ZHI; LI, YU MIN
To: HUGA OPTOTECH INC; INTERLIGHT OPTOTECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043148/0332 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 31, 2017
From: HUGA OPTOTECH INC
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043148/0340 →