LED filament and LED light bulb
An LED light bulb is provided. The LED light bulb includes a lamp housing, a bulb base, a stem, two conductive supports, a driving circuit, and a flexible LED filament. The flexible filament includes a first LED section, a second LED section, a conductive section, a first conductive electrode, and a second conductive electrode. The first LED section is bent in a first three-dimensional curve shape. The second LED section is bent in a second three-dimensional curve shape. The conductive section includes a center point of the flexible LED filament. The flexible LED filament is bent in a third three-dimensional curve shape including the first three-dimensional curve shape, the conductive section, and the second three-dimensional curve shape. A polarity of the conductor is opposite to polarities of the first conductive electrode and the second conductive electrode.
1. An LED light bulb, comprising:
a lamp housing with a central axis;
a bulb base connected to the lamp housing;
a stem disposed in the lamp housing along the central axis of the lamp housing;
two conductive supports disposed in the lamp housing, the two conductive supports having opposite polarities;
a driving circuit disposed in the bulb base and electrically connected to the two conductive supports; and
a flexible LED filament disposed in the lamp housing and electrically connected to the two conductive supports, the flexible LED filament comprising:
a first LED section comprising a first plurality of LED chips connected in series and a first light conversion layer wrapping the first plurality of LED chips, the first LED section being bent into a first three-dimensional curve shape in the lamp housing;
a second LED section comprising a second plurality of LED chips connected in series and a second light conversion layer wrapping the second plurality of LED chips, the second LED section being bent into a second three-dimensional curve shape in the lamp housing;
a conductive section disposed between the first LED section and the second LED section, the conductive section comprising a conductor electrically connected to the first plurality of LED chips and the second plurality of LED chips, the conductor further electrically connected to one of the two conductive supports;
a first conductive electrode disposed at one end of the first LED section and electrically connected to the first plurality of LED chips and another one of the two conductive supports, a portion of the first conductive electrode and a portion of the conductor being wrapped by the first light conversion layer; and
a second conductive electrode disposed at one end of the second LED section and electrically connected to the second plurality of LED chips and the another one of the two conductive supports, the other end of the second LED section connecting the other end of the first LED section by the conductive section, a portion of the second conductive electrode and a portion of the conductor being wrapped by the second light conversion layer;
wherein the flexible LED filament is bent into a third three-dimensional curve shape in the lamp housing, the third three-dimensional curve shape comprising the first three-dimensional curve shape, the conductive section, and the second three-dimensional curve shape,
wherein the conductive section includes a center point of the flexible LED filament and a polarity of the conductor is opposite to polarities of the first conductive electrode and the second conductive electrode.
2. The LED light bulb according to claim 1 , wherein a shortest distance between one of the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section and one of the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section is greater than a distance between adjacent two of the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section and greater than a distance between adjacent two of the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section.
3. The LED light bulb according to claim 2 , wherein a length of the conductor is greater than a distance between the adjacent two of the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section and greater than a distance between the adjacent two of the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section.
4. The LED light bulb according to claim 3 , wherein the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section is connected in series by wires, the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section is connected in series by wires, the conductor is a conductive foil, and the conductor is electrically connected to one of the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section by a wire.
5. The LED light bulb according to claim 4 , wherein a length of one of the wires connecting two of the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section is less than a length of the conductor, and a length of one of the wires connecting two of the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section is less than the length of the conductor.
6. The LED light bulb according to claim 5 , wherein the first light conversion layer comprises a first top layer and a first base layer, the second light conversion layer comprises a second top layer and a second base layer, the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section is disposed between the first top layer and the first base layer, and the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section is disposed between the second top layer and the second base layer.
7. The LED light bulb according to claim 6 , wherein a portion of the conductor is disposed between the first top layer and the first base layer, and a portion of the conductor is disposed between the second top layer and the second base layer.
8. The LED light bulb according to claim 7 , wherein the first conductive electrode is disposed between the first top layer and the first base layer, and the second conductive electrode is disposed between the second top layer and the second base layer.
9. The LED light bulb according to claim 8 , wherein a portion of the conductor is exposed from the first light conversion layer and the second light conversion layer.
10. The LED light bulb according to claim 9 , wherein a portion of the first conductive electrode is exposed from the first light conversion layer, and a portion of the second conductive electrode is exposed from the second light conversion layer.
11. The LED light bulb according to claim 10 , wherein the portion of the conductor exposed from the first light conversion layer and the second light conversion layer is electrically connected to the one of the two conductive supports, the portion of the first conductive electrode exposed from the first light conversion layer and the portion of the second conductive electrode exposed from the second light conversion layer are electrically connected to the other one of the two conductive supports.
12. The LED light bulb according to claim 11 , wherein the first three-dimensional curve shape and the second three-dimensional curve shape are axially symmetrical about the central axis of the lamp housing.
13. An LED light bulb, comprising:
a lamp housing with a central axis;
a bulb base connected to the lamp housing;
a stem disposed in the lamp housing along the central axis of the lamp housing;
two conductive supports disposed in the lamp housing, the two conductive support having opposite polarities;
a driving circuit disposed in the bulb base and electrically connected to the two conductive supports, the driving circuit comprising a first output terminal, a second output terminal and a third output terminal; and
a flexible LED filament disposed in the lamp housing and electrically connected to the two conductive supports, the flexible LED filament comprising:
a first LED section comprising a first plurality of LED chips connected in series to have a first node and a second node, wherein polarities of the first node and the second node of the first LED section are opposite, and wherein the first LED section is bent into a first three-dimensional curve shape in the lamp housing;
a second LED section comprising a second plurality of LED chips connected in series to have a third node and a fourth node, wherein polarities of the third node and the fourth node of the second LED section are opposite, the polarities of the first node and the fourth node are the same, the polarities of the second node and the third node are the same, and the second node of the first LED section is electrically connected to the third node of the second LED section, and wherein the second LED section is bent into a second three-dimensional curve shape in the lamp housing;
a conductive section comprising a conductor electrically connected to the second node of the first LED section and the third node of the second LED section;
a first conductive electrode electrically connected to the first node of the first LED section;
a second conductive electrode electrically connected to the fourth node of the second LED section; and
a light conversion layer wrapping the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section, the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section, a portion of the first conductive electrode, a portion of the second conductive electrode, and a portion of the conductor;
wherein the first output terminal of the driving circuit is electrically connected to the conductor, the second output terminal of the driving circuit is electrically connected to the first node of the first LED section, and the third output terminal of the driving circuit is electrically connected to the fourth node of the second LED section,
wherein the light conversion layer comprises a top layer and a base layer, and the first conductive electrode, the second conductive electrode, and the conductor are disposed between the base layer and the top layer,
wherein the flexible LED filament is bent into a third three-dimensional curve shape in the lamp housing, the third three-dimensional curve shape comprises the first three-dimensional curve shape, the conductive section, and the second three-dimensional curve shape.
14. The LED light bulb according to claim 13 , wherein the first output terminal is a positive electrode, the second output terminal is a negative electrode, the third output terminal is a negative electrode, the polarity of the second node is anode, and the polarities of the first node and fourth node are cathode.
15. The LED light bulb according to claim 13 , wherein the first output terminal is a negative electrode, the second output terminal is a positive electrode, the third output terminal is a positive electrode, the polarities of the first node and the fourth node are anode, and the polarity of the second node is cathode.
16. The LED light bulb according to claim 13 , wherein a shortest distance between one of the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section and one of the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section is greater than a distance between adjacent two of the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section and greater than a distance between adjacent two of the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section.
17. The LED light bulb according to claim 16 , wherein a length of the conductive section is greater than a distance between the adjacent two of the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section and greater than a distance between the adjacent two of the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section.
18. The LED light bulb according to claim 17 , wherein the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section is connected in series by wires, the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section is connected in series by wires, the conductor is a conductive foil, and the conductor is electrically connected to the second node of the first LED section and the third node of the second LED section by wires.
19. The LED light bulb according to claim 18 , wherein a length of one of the wires connecting two of the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section is less than a length of the conductor and a length of one of the wires connecting two of the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section is less than the length of the conductor.
20. The LED light bulb according to claim 19 , wherein the first plurality of LED chips of the first LED section and the second plurality of LED chips of the second LED section are disposed between the top layer and the base layer.
21. The LED light bulb according to claim 13 , wherein a portion of the conductor is disposed between the top layer and the base layer, and a portion of the conductor is exposed from the light conversion layer.
22. The LED light bulb according to claim 21 , the portion of the conductor exposed from the light conversion layer is electrically connected to one of the two conductive supports.
23. The LED light bulb according to claim 20 , wherein the first three-dimensional curve shape and the second three-dimensional curve shape are axially symmetrical about the central axis of the lamp housing.