LED filament

• US 10,240,724 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2017
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Company Limited
• Inventors: Jiang, Tao, Li, Li-Qin
• Primary Examiner(s): Guharay, Karabi
• Application Number:
  US15/499,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20170227169A1
• Time in Patent Office: 698 Days
• Field of Search: 31331801, 313315, 313271
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/232 specially adapted for generating an essentially omnidirectional light distribution, e.g. with a glass bulb
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/235 Details of bases or caps, i.e. the parts that connect the light source to a fitting; Arrangement of components within bases or caps F21K9/238 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/237 Details of housings or cases, i.e. the parts between the light-generating element and the bases; Arrangement of components within housings or cases F21K9/238 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/238 Arrangement or mounting of circuit elements integrated in the light source
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/90 Methods of manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 19/003 Fastening of light source holders, e.g. of circuit boards or substrates holding light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/70 characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/02 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/061 the material being glass
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/062 the material being plastics
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 9/30 Elements containing photoluminescent material distinct from or spaced from the light source shades F21V1/17; globes, bowls or cover glasses F21V3/08, F21V3/12; refractors F21V5/10; reflectors F21V7/26, F21V7/30; elements with provision for controlling the spectral properties or intensity F21V9/40
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/33 annular
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/37 U-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/00 Light sources with three-dimensionally disposed light-generating elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/05599 Material
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/45144 Gold (Au) as principal constituent
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/45147 Copper (Cu) as principal constituent
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48092 Helix
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48137 : the bodies being arranged next to each other, e.g. on a common substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/45 : of an individual wire connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 24/48 : of an individual wire connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 25/0753 : the devices being arranged next to each other
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00012 : Relevant to the scope of the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 : the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/181 : Encapsulation
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/19107 : off-chip wires

Abstract

An LED light bulb includes a bulb shell, a bulb base, a stem, conductive supports, an LED filament, and a supporting arm. The bulb base is connected to the bulb shell. The stem is connected to the bulb base. The conductive supports are connected to the stem. The LED filament includes a filament body and two conductive electrodes. The conductive electrodes are at two ends of the filament body and connected to the conductive supports. The filament body is around the stem. The supporting arm is connected to the stem and the filament body. In a height direction of the LED light bulb, H is a distance from a bottom to a top of the bulb shell. A first height difference is defined between the two conductive electrodes and is from 0 to 1/10H. The filament body is curved to form a highest point and a lowest point. A second height difference is defined between the highest point and the lowest point. The first height difference is less than the second height difference.

Claims

1. An LED light bulb, comprising:

a bulb shell;

a bulb base connected to the bulb shell;

a stem comprising a stem bottom and a stem top opposite to each other, the stem bottom being connected to the bulb base;

at least two conductive supports connected to the stem;

an LED filament comprising a filament body and two conductive electrodes, the two conductive electrodes being at two opposite ends of the filament body and being respectively connected to the two conductive supports, the filament body being around the stem; and

at least one supporting arm with an end connected to the stem and an another end connected to the filament body;

wherein, in a height direction of the LED light bulb, H is a distance from a bottom of the bulb shell to a top of the bulb shell, a first height difference is defined between the two conductive electrodes and is from 0 to 1/10H, the filament body is curved and rises and falls to form a highest point and a lowest point, a second height difference is defined between the highest point and the lowest point, the first height difference is less than the second height difference, and the second height difference is from 2/10H to 4/10H.

2. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the filament body is around the stem by an angle greater than 270 degrees.

3. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein in the height direction, the highest point and the lowest point of the filament body are both between 1/3H to 4/5H from the bottom of the bulb shell.

4. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the filament body between the two conductive electrodes is a lighting segment, and more than 50% of a height of the lighting segment is higher than the two conductive electrodes in the height direction.

5. The LED light bulb of claim 4, wherein more than 30% of a height of the lighting segment is higher than the stem top in the height direction.

6. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein a number of the LED filament is one, and when the LED light bulb is projected to a projection plane at a particular angle, a projection of the two conductive supports overlaps, a projection of the filament body crosses over two sides of a projection of the stem, and the projection of the two conductive supports is at one of the two sides of the projection of the stem.

7. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the filament body comprises a plurality of LED chips being wire bonded and aligned in line, the filament body comprises a main lighting face and a subordinate lighting face opposite to each other and corresponding to the LED chip, and any portion of the main lighting face is towards the bulb shell or the bulb base at any angle.

8. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the second height difference is between 2.2 cm and 2.8 cm.

9. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the first height difference is between 0 and 1/20H.

10. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the two conductive electrodes are between 1/2H and 3/4H from the bottom of the bulb shell.

11. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein points of the LED filament in an xyz coordinates are defined as X, Y, and Z and satisfy a curve equation, an origin of the xyz coordinates is at the stem top, an x-y plane of the xyz coordinates passes through the stem top and is perpendicular to the height direction, a z-axis of the xyz coordinates is coaxial with stem, and the two conductive electrodes are symmetrically disposed at two sides of a y-axis of the xyz coordinates, the curve equation is:

X=m1*cos(t*360),

Y=m2*sin(t*360),

Z=n*cos(t*360*k),

Wherein, t is a variable between 0 and 1, the LED filament varies along an x-direction, a y-direction, and a z-direction according to t;

wherein, when X=0, a max value of |Y| is m2, and a max value of |Z| is n;

wherein, when Y=0, a max value of |X| is m1, the max value of |Z| is n;

wherein, when Z=0, the max value of |X| is m1, and the max value of |Y| is m2;

wherein, m1 is a length in the x-direction, m2 is a length in the y-direction, n is a height of the highest point from the x-y plane in the z-direction, and k is a number of the highest point.

12. The LED light bulb of claim 11, wherein m1 is greater than or equal to 24 mm and is less than or equal to 27 mm.

13. The LED light bulb of claim 11, wherein m2 is greater than or equal to 24 mm and is less than or equal to 27 mm.

14. The LED light bulb of claim 11, wherein n is greater than 0 and is less than or equal to 14 mm.

15. The LED light bulb of claim 11, wherein k is greater than or equal to 2 and is less than or equal to 8.

16. The LED light bulb of claim 11, wherein the filament body comprises a light conversion coating and a plurality of LED chips, the light conversion coating is applied to at least two sides of the LED chips and the two conductive electrodes, a part of the two conductive electrodes is exposed from the light conversion coating, the light conversion coating comprises a top layer and a base layer, the top layer and the base layer are at two or more sides of the LED chips and the two conductive electrodes, and an attaching structure is provided between the top layer and the base layer.

17. The LED light bulb of claim 16, wherein the attaching structure comprises a rough surface respectively formed on contact faces between the top layer and the base layer.

18. The LED light bulb of claim 16, wherein the attaching structure comprises a wave-shaped interface respectively formed on contact faces between the top layer and the base layer.

19. The LED light bulb of claim 16, wherein the attaching structure comprises a plurality of through holes formed on a side of the base layer facing the top layer, and the top layer extends into the through holes.

20. The LED light bulb of claim 16, wherein the attaching structure comprises a coincidence region formed between the top layer and the base layer within a certain range, and the coincidence region is a transition zone where the top layer and the base layer are mixed together.

21. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the bulb shell comprises an adhesive film attaching to an outside or an inside of the bulb shell.

22. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the bulb shell comprises a ventilation hole penetrating through the bulb shell.

23. The LED light bulb of claim 22, wherein the ventilation hole is disposed on the top or the bottom of the bulb shell in the height direction.

24. The LED light bulb of claim 23, wherein the ventilation hole is disposed on the top of the bulb shell, and an area of an opening of the ventilation hole is between 100 mm² and 500 mm².

25. The LED light bulb of claim 24, wherein the area of the opening of the ventilation hole is between 150 mm² and 450 mm².

26. The LED light bulb of claim 23, wherein the ventilation hole is disposed on the bottom of the bulb shell, and an area of an opening of the ventilation hole is between 200 mm² and 1200 mm².

27. The LED light bulb of claim 26, wherein the area of the opening of the ventilation hole is between 450 mm² and 1000 mm².

28. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the bulb shell comprises a diffusing film attaching to an outside or an inside of the bulb shell.

29. The LED light bulb of claim 28, wherein the bulb shell comprises an adhesive layer disposed between the bulb shell and the diffusing film.

30. The LED light bulb of claim 28, wherein the diffusing film comprises calcium carbonate, halogen calcium phosphate, and aluminum oxide.

31. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the bulb shell comprises a diffusing coating attaching to an outside or an inside of the bulb shell.

32. The LED light bulb of claim 31, wherein the diffusing coating comprises calcium carbonate, strontium phosphate, thickener, and ceramic activated carbon.

33. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the bulb shell comprises a light conversion film comprising a light conversion substance, the light conversion film is for adjusting the color temperature of light emitted from the LED light bulb.

34. The LED light bulb of claim 33, wherein the light conversion substance is phosphor powder or dye.

35. The LED light bulb of claim 1, wherein the bulb shell comprises a light conversion substance and is for adjusting the color temperature of light emitted from the LED light bulb.

36. The LED light bulb of claim 35, wherein the light conversion substance is phosphor powder or dye.

37. An LED light bulb, comprising:

a bulb shell;

a bulb base connected to the bulb shell;

a stem comprising a stem bottom and a stem top opposite to each other, the stem bottom being connected to the bulb base;

at least two conductive supports connected to the stem;

an LED filament comprising a filament body and two conductive electrodes, the two conductive electrodes being at two opposite ends of the filament body and being respectively connected to the two conductive supports, the filament body being around the stem; and

at least one supporting arm with an end connected to the stem and an another end connected to the filament body;

wherein, when the LED light bulb is projected to a side projection plane parallel with a height direction of the LED light bulb, a filament side projection of the filament body on the side projection plane comprises a highest point and a lowest point, a height difference is defined between the highest point and the lowest point in the height direction, the height difference is from 1/8 to 3/8 of a height of the bulb shell;

wherein, when the LED light bulb is projected to a horizontal projection plane perpendicular to the height direction of the LED light bulb, a filament horizontal projection of the filament body on the horizontal projection plane is of a quasi-circle or a quasi U shape, and a shortest distance between the two ends of the filament horizontal projection is from 0 cm to 3 cm;

wherein, in the height direction of the LED light bulb, a height difference between the two conductive electrodes is from 0 mm to 5 mm.

38. The LED light bulb of claim 37, wherein r is a distance from a center point defined by the filament horizontal projection to the filament horizontal projection, θ

is an angle of an arc formed by the filament horizontal projection, and θ

is greater than or equal to 30 degrees and is less than or equal to 360 degrees.

39. The LED light bulb of claim 38, wherein points of the LED filament in an xyz coordinates are defined as X, Y, and Z, an origin of the xyz coordinates is at the stem top, an x-y plane of the xyz coordinates passes through the stem top and is perpendicular to the height direction, a z-axis of the xyz coordinates is coaxial with stem, and the two conductive electrodes are symmetrically disposed at two sides of a y-axis of the xyz coordinates, a relation between the LED filament varying along the z-axis and θ

satisfies a function;

Z=n*cos(kθ

+π

),

Wherein, n is a height of the highest point from the x-y plane in the z-direction, and k is a number of the highest point.

40. The LED light bulb of claim 39, wherein n is greater than 0 and is less than or equal to 14 mm.

41. The LED light bulb of claim 39, wherein k is greater than or equal to 2 and is less than or equal to 8.

42. An LED light bulb, comprising:

a bulb shell;

a bulb base connected to the bulb shell;

a stem comprising a stem bottom and a stem top opposite to each other, the stem bottom being connected to the bulb base;

at least two conductive supports connected to the stem;

a single LED filament comprising a filament body and two conductive electrodes, the two conductive electrodes being at two opposite ends of the filament body and being respectively connected to the two conductive supports, the filament body being around the stem; and

at least one supporting arm with an end connected to the stem and an another end connected to the filament body;

wherein, the filament body comprises at least one first curving segment and at least two second curving segments, the first curving segment is between the two second curving segments, the two conductive electrodes are respectively at an end of each of the two second curving segments away from the first curving segment, a height difference between the two conductive electrodes in a height direction of the LED light bulb is from 0 mm to 5 mm, the first curving segment curves towards a first direction, the second curving segment curves towards a second direction, and the first curving segment and the two second curving segments form a wave shaped annular structure.

43. The LED light bulb of claim 42, wherein the first direction is towards the bulb base, and the second direction is away from the bulb base.

44. The LED light bulb of claim 42, wherein the first direction is away from the bulb base, and the second direction is towards the bulb base.

45. The LED light bulb of claim 42, wherein when the LED light bulb is respectively projected to a first side projection plane and a second side projection plane perpendicular to each other and both parallel with the height direction of the LED light bulb, a projection of the first curving segment and the two second curving segments on the first side projection plane is of a reversed U shape, and a projection of the first curving segment and the two second curving segments on the second side projection plane is of a U shape.

46. The LED light bulb of claim 42, wherein when the LED light bulb is projected to a horizontal projection plane perpendicular to the height direction of the LED light bulb, a projection of the first curving segment and the two second curving segments on the horizontal projection plane is of a U shape.