LED filament and light bulb using the same
The LED filament includes an LED chip unit, a light conversion layer and electrodes. The light conversion layer covers the LED chip unit and parts of the electrodes. An outer surface of the light conversion layer is disposed with a layer body. The layer body covers the light conversion layer and at least covers parts of the electrodes. The layer body is provided with a chromogenic or light conversion material.
1 . An LED light bulb, comprising:
a bulb shell having a central axis;
a lamp base connected to the bulb shell and substantially being coaxial with the bulb shell;
a stem comprising a stand having two ends, disposed in the bulb shell along the central axis of the bulb shell;
at least one first buffer member disposed in the bulb shell and connected to a first end of the stand;
a second buffer member disposed in the bulb shell and connected to a second end of the stand;
a driving circuit disposed in the lamp base and electrically connected to the first buffer member, the second buffer member and the lamp base; and
at least one flexible LED filament being bent in a space curved shape in the bulb shell and electrically connected to the first buffer member and the second buffer member, the flexible LED filament comprising:
a base layer;
a plurality of LED chips disposed on the base layer and electrically connecting in series by first wires;
two electrodes disposed on the base layer and respectively at two ends of the base layer, the two electrodes electrically connecting the plurality of LED chips by two second wires, the two electrodes electrically connected to the first buffer member and the second buffer member respectively;
a top layer covering the plurality of LED chips, the first wires, the second wires and a portion of each of the two electrodes; and
a layer body comprising a chromogenic particles and covering the top layer,
wherein the flexible LED filament being bent in a space curved shape in the bulb shell around the central axis of the bulb shell and extends along the axial direction of the central axis,
wherein at any point of the flexible LED filament the top layer is closer to the central axis of the bulb shell than the base layer.
2 . The LED light bulb of claim 1 , wherein the stand extends along the central axis of the bulb shell, the second buffer member connects to the second end of the stand and extends along the central axis of the bulb shell.
3 . The LED light bulb of claim 2 , wherein the LED light bulb further comprises at least one arm disposed in the bulb shell, an end of the arm connects to the stand and another end of the arm connects to the LED filament.
4 . The LED light bulb of claim 3 , wherein each one of the plurality of LED chips comprises a light-emitting surface being directed toward the central axis of the LED light bulb.
5 . The LED light bulb of claim 3 , wherein the layer body completely covers the top layer.
6 . The LED light bulb of claim 3 , wherein the layer body covers a portion of the two electrodes.
7 . The LED light bulb of claim 6 , wherein the stand comprises two ends, an end of the stand connects to the stem and the another end is a floating end in the bulb shell, the second buffer member connects to the floating end of the stand and be disposed along the central axis of the bulb shell.
8 . The LED light bulb of claim 7 , wherein the LED light bulb comprises two first buffer members, one second buffer member, a first flexible LED filament and a second flexible LED filament, the first flexible LED filament electrically connects between one of the first buffer member and the second buffer member, the second flexible LED filament electrically connects between another one of the first buffer member and the second buffer member.
9 . The LED light bulb of claim 8 , wherein the first and second flexible LED filaments being bent in a space curved shape in the bulb shell around the central axis of the bulb shell and extends along the axial direction of the central axis.
10 . The LED light bulb of claim 9 , wherein at any point of any one of the first and second flexible LED filaments the top layer is closer to the central axis of the bulb shell than the base layer.
11 . The LED light bulb of claim 8 , wherein the driving circuit comprises a constant-current driving circuit and a shunt circuit, the shunt circuit electrically connects to the constant-current driving circuit and the first and second flexible LED filaments electrically connects to the shunt circuit.
12 . The LED light bulb of claim 11 , wherein the first flexible LED filament comprises a plurality of first LED chips and the second flexible LED filament comprises a plurality of second LED chips, the shunt circuit receives the constant current from the constant-current driving circuit and distributes the current to the plurality of first LED chips and the plurality of second LED chips.
13 . The LED light bulb of claim 7 , wherein the layer body appears white or gray when the LED filament is in an unlit status.
14 . The LED light bulb of claim 13 , wherein when the LED filament is in an unlit status, the layer body under an RGB standard, a color value of the layer body is within a range of R(235-255), G(235-255) and B(235-255), and an absolute value of a difference between any two of R, G and B is less than or equal to a less one of the three or 10% of a greater one of the three.
15 . The LED light bulb of claim 13 , wherein when the LED filament is in an unlit status, the layer body under an RGB standard, a color value of the layer body is within a range of R(100-234), G(100-234) and B(100-234), and an absolute value of a difference between any two of R, G and B is less than or equal to a less one of the three or 10% of a greater one of the three.
16 . The LED light bulb of claim 7 , wherein the layer body comprises titanium dioxide particles, and a weight of titanium dioxide accounts for 0.2%-10% of a total weight of the layer body.
17 . The LED light bulb of claim 16 , wherein a thickness of the layer body is less than or equal to a thickness of the top layer.
18 . The LED light bulb of claim 17 , wherein the base layer comprises titanium dioxide and color presented by the base layer and the layer body are in the same RGB value range.
19 . The LED light bulb of claim 18 , wherein the base layer comprises a fluorescent powder and thermal conductive particles, the thermal conductive particle selects from at least one of aluminum dioxide and silicon dioxide.
20 . The LED light bulb of claim 18 , wherein the thickness of the base layer is less than or equal to one third of the total thickness of the base layer, the top layer and the layer body.