Method for installing LED light bar into light bulb and device

• US 10,247,364 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2017
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cao, Liangliang, Su, Lilei, Li, Wanzhen
• Primary Examiner(s): Sawhney, Hargobind S
• Application Number:
  US15/435,296
• Publication Number:
  US 20180112833A1
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• 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 9/237 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 17/101 permanently, e.g. welding, gluing or riveting
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/06 the elements being coupling devices , e.g. connectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/89 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/02 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/70 on flexible or deformable supports or substrates, e.g. for changing the light source into a desired form
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A method for installing a LED light bar into a light bulb. First, place a light module into bulb shell. The light bar module has a plurality of LED light bars and expansion structure. The expansion structure is unexpanded and disposed between the plurality of LED light bars. Each LED light bar has a certain bending property. Expending the expansion structure could make the plurality of LED light bars bent to the direction of bulb shell individually. And then, remove the expansion module and install the other components of the bulb.

Claims

1. A method for installing a light bar module into a light bulb, comprising:

placing an expansion structure into the light bar module;

placing the light bar module into a bulb shell, wherein said light bar module having a plurality of LED light bars, unexpanded and disposed between the plurality of LED light bars, each LED light bar having a certain bending property;

expanding the expansion structure to make the plurality of LED light bars bent toward the bulb shell;

reducing said expansion structure;

separating said expansion structure from said light bar module; and

mounting other elements of the light bulb.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said expansion structure is a balloon, and said balloon is inflated to expand said expansion structure, and said balloon is exhausted to reduce said expansion structure.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the LED light bar has at least two light bar sections, there is a partitioned portion located between two adjacent light bar sections, the LED light bars is bent at the partitioned portions when said expansion structure is deformed against said light bar module.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said partitioned portion maintains a shape when no force is applied on said portioned portion.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a substrate of the LED light bar is a flexible circuit board, bent under a certain external force, but maintained a shape after an external force is removed.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising gluing at a predetermined position of said LED light bar for fixing relative positions between said LED light bar and said bulb shell.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising forming a corresponding clamping structure on said bulb shell and said LED light bar, when said bulb shell is contacted to said LED light bar, said bulb shell and said LED light bar is engaged with each other through said corresponding clamping structure.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said mounting other elements includes mounting a driving circuit connecting to said light bar module.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said plurality of LED light bars of the light bar module are connected at a top portion of the light bar module.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting a cooling element on said LED light bar facing the back of the bulb shell.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising mounting another light emitting module into said bulb shell, wherein said another light emitting module is surrounded by said plurality of LED light bars.