IP Library Granted Patent US 9,303,822
Granted Patent B2
US 9,303,822 · App. 14/812,843 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Lighting device

Inventors: Ki Hyun Kim (Seoul, KR); Eun Hwa Kim (Seoul, KR); Bo Hee Kang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
F21K9/135F21K9/56F21V3/02F21V3/0472F21V3/0481F21V29/773F21Y2101/02F21Y2111/007
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Patent No.
US 9,303,822
App. No.
14/812,843
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting device may be provided that includes: a heat sink; a member which has a polygonal pillar shape having at least three sides and is disposed on the heat sink, wherein the sides are inclined at a predetermined angle toward the center of the heat sink; and a light source which is disposed on at least one among the sides of the member, wherein the light source includes: a substrate; at least two light emitting devices which are symmetrically disposed on the substrate with respect to the center of the substrate; and at least two lens units which are disposed on the light emitting devices respectively, and consequently, it is possible to meet U.S. Energy Star and ANSI specifications, to remarkably improve rear light distribution characteristics and to remove a dark portion.

Claims (43)

1. A lighting device comprising:

a heat sink having a predetermined volume and comprising a top surface, a body and a plurality of fins disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the body;

a member which has a polygonal pillar shape having at least three sides and is disposed on the top surface of the heat sink integrally formed with the top surface of the heat sink;

a light source which is disposed on at least one among the sides of the member, the light source including a substrate, at least one light emitting device and a lens unit; and

a cover which is disposed on the heat sink and has an opening formed in a lower portion with an empty interior,

wherein the cover includes a reflective material reflecting at least a part of the light emitted from the light source,

wherein the heat sink includes a receiver formed in a lower inside to receive a circuitry,

wherein entire portion of the plurality of fins are arranged under the top surface of the heat sink,

wherein a width horizontally measured between an outermost point of the fin and an innermost point of the fin contacting the body increases as the distance between the outermost point and the top surface increases until the outer most point reaches a first point, and

wherein the width decreases as the distance between the outermost point and the first point increases until the outermost point converges to the innermost point.

2. The lighting device of claim 1 ,

wherein the member extends from the top surface of the heat sink into the empty interior of the cover in a first direction, which is perpendicular to the top surface, and

wherein the sides comprises a first side and a second side, which are opposing sides separated from each other by a prescribed distance in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the prescribed distance is 35% to 68% of the prescribed diameter.

3. The lighting device of claim 1 ,

wherein at least a portion of the fin has a side having an inclination, and

wherein the inclination may have a range more than 45° on the basis of an imaginary line parallel with the top surface of the heat sink.

4. The lighting device of claim 1 , further comprising a case comprising a non-conductive material to receive the circuitry.

5. The lighting device of claim 1 ,

wherein the sides comprises a first side and a second side, which are opposing sides separated from each other, each of the first and second sides having a lower end integrally formed with the top surface of the body and a upper end, and

wherein a distance between the upper end of the first sides and the upper end of the second sides is less than a distance between the lower end of the first sides and the lower end of the second sides.

6. The lighting device of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one light emitting device is an LED chip or a UV LED chip, and

wherein the at least one light emitting device is symmetrically disposed on the substrate of the light source with respect to a center of the substrate of the light source.

7. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate of the light source includes a top surface having a material capable of reflecting the light emitted from the light source.

8. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the lens unit fully covers the at least one light emitting device.

9. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the member is formed of a metallic material including Al, Ni, Cu, Mg, Ag and Sn or is formed of an alloy of these metallic materials.

10. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the member is formed of a thermally conductive resin material.

11. The lighting device of claim 1 ,

wherein the cover comprises an upper portion corresponding to the lower portion thereof, and a central portion between the lower portion and the upper portion,

wherein a diameter of the opening is equal to or less than that of the top surface of the heat sink, and

wherein a diameter of the central portion is larger than that of the top surface of the heat sink.

12. The lighting device of claim 1 , the cover comprises at least one fluorescent material.

13. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the reflective material reflects at least the part of the light emitted from the light source toward the heat sink.

14. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the cover includes a surface being coated with an diffusing agent.

15. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the lens unit has a rectangular shape provided over the at least one light emitting device and the substrate.

16. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the lens unit comprises an aspheric lens provided over the plurality of light emitting devices.

17. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the sides is inclined at an angle from 14 degree to 16 degree relative to an axis perpendicular to the top surface.

18. The lighting device of claim 1 ,

wherein the sides comprises a first side and a second side,

wherein the light source comprises a first light source disposed on the first side and a second source disposed on the second side, and

wherein the first and second light sources are provided at a same height on the first and second sides, respectively.

19. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the lens unit and the substrate have rectangular shapes.

20. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the heat sink has a circular shape of a prescribed diameter.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
To: FAIRLIGHT INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068839/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2021
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056366/0335 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0009699 · Jan 31, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13754676 · Jan 30, 2013
Related Publication 20160025272A1 · Jan 28, 2016