Insect trap using UV LED lamp

• US 10,178,859 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2017
• Issued: 01/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. (Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. (Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Koo, Jong Hyun, Song, Hyun Su, Lee, Dong-Kyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoge, Gary C
• Application Number:
  US15/641,854
• Publication Number:
  US 20170311583A1
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 1/08 Attracting and catching insects by using combined illumination or colours and suction effects
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/06 within the light emitting region, e.g. quantum confinement structure or tunnel barrier
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/32 containing nitrogen

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an insect trap using an ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) lamp, and more particularly, to an insect trap using, in place of a conventional UV light source lamp, a UV LED lamp that significantly increases the insect trapping efficiency. The insect trap according to the present disclosure includes: a UV LED lamp disposed in an air inlet portion of the duct, and including a printed circuit board (PCB) that has a UV LED chip mounted thereon; an installing portion for installing the UV LED lamp on; and a trapping portion provided near the installing portion.

Claims

1. An insect trap comprising:

a duct including a suction fan therein;

a UV LED lamp disposed in an air inlet portion of the duct, and including a printed circuit board (PCB) that has a UV LED chip; and

a trapping portion provided in an air outlet portion of the duct,

wherein the UV LED chip includes;

an n-type contact layer;

a p-type contact layer; and

an active region located between the n-type contact layer and the p-type contact layer and including barrier layers including a first barrier layer located closest to the n-type contact layer,

wherein the barrier layers include AlInGaN or AlGaN, and

wherein the UV LED chip is positioned on a first side of the PCB and a second side of the PCB that is opposite to the first side of the PCB serves to dissipate heat generated from the UV LED chip, and wherein the insect trap further includes a transparent housing located at the first side of the PCB extending along an entire length of the PCB and including a material that allows UV light produced by the UV LED lamp to pass therethrough.

2. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein the UV LED lamp includes an additional UV LED chip disposed on the first side of the PCB and separated from the UV LED chip, the additional UV LED chip configured to emit UV light having a peak value of substantially the same wavelength as that of the UV LED chip.

3. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein the UV LED lamp is disposed in a periphery of the air inlet portion of the duct such that UV light emitted from the UV LED chip is directed toward an inside of the duct.

4. The insect trap of claim 1, further comprising an additional UV LED chip that is disposed to be spaced apart from the UV LED chip.

5. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein a peak wavelength of UV light emitted from the UV LED chip is 335 nm to 395 nm.

6. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein a peak wavelength of UV light emitted from the UV LED chip is 360 nm to 370 nm.

7. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein a diffusion angle of UV light emitted from the UV LED chip is 120°

or less.

8. The insect trap of claim 1,

wherein the duct is formed through a first housing,

wherein a second housing is disposed in a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the duct, and

wherein the first housing and the second housing are spaced apart from each other.

9. The insect trap of claim 8, wherein the UV LED lamp is disposed closer to the second housing than to the first housing.

10. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein a φ

e/φ

v value of the UV LED lamp is 98 or more, in which φ

e represents a radiant flux having a unit of mW, and φ

v has a unit of lm.

11. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein spectrum half-width of UV light emitted from the UV LED lamp is 14.5 nm or less.

12. The insect trap of claim 1, wherein,

the first barrier layer has an Al content higher than those of other barrier layers.

13. An insect trap comprising:

a duct including a suction fan therein;

a UV LED lamp disposed in an air inlet portion of the duct, and including a printed circuit board (PCB) that has a UV LED chip emitting UV light with a peak wavelength that ranges from 335 nm to 395 nm; and

a trapping portion provided in an air outlet portion of the duct,

wherein the UV LED chip includes;

an n-type contact layer;

a p-type contact layer; and

an active region located between the n-type contact layer and the p-type contact layer and including barrier layers including a first barrier layer located closest to the n-type contact layer,

wherein the barrier layers include AlInGaN or AlGaN, and

wherein the UV LED lamp further includes a terminal located at each sidewall of the UV LED lamp and electrically connected to a power source to supply power to the PCB.

14. The insect trap of claim 13, wherein the first barrier layer has an Al content higher than those of other barrier layers.

15. The insect trap of claim 13, wherein the UV LED lamp includes an additional UV LED chip disposed on the first side of the PCB and separated from the UV LED chip, the additional UV LED chip configured to emit UV light having a peak value of substantially the same wavelength as that of the UV LED chip.

16. The insect trap of claim 13, wherein the UV LED lamp is disposed in the air inlet portion of the duct such that UV light emitted from the UV LED chip is directed toward an inside of the duct.

17. The insect trap of claim 13, further comprising an additional UV LED chip that is disposed to be spaced apart from the UV LED chip.

18. The insect trap of claim 13, wherein a peak wavelength of UV light emitted from the UV LED chip is 360 nm to 370 nm.

19. The insect trap of claim 13, wherein a diffusion angle of UV light emitted from the UV LED chip is 120°

or less.

20. The insect trap of claim 13,

wherein the duct is formed through a first housing,

wherein a second housing is disposed in a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the duct, and

wherein the first housing and the second housing are spaced apart from each other.

21. The insect trap of claim 13, wherein the UV LED lamp is disposed closer to the second housing than to the first housing.

22. The insect trap of claim 13, wherein a φ

e/φ

v value of the UV LED lamp is 98 or more, in which φ

e represents a radiant flux having a unit of mW, and φ

v has a unit of lm.

23. The insect trap of claim 13, wherein spectrum half-width of UV light emitted from the UV LED lamp is 14.5 nm or less.