LED lamp having passive heat dissipating element and two heat dissipating channel

• US 10,634,333 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2019
• Issued: 04/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Jiang, Tao, Wang, Mingbin, Xiong, Aiming, Zhou, Lin
• Primary Examiner(s): Alavi, Ali
• Application Number:
  US16/404,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20190264904A1
• Time in Patent Office: 357 Days
• Field of Search: 362294
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/233 specially adapted for generating a spot light distribution, e.g. for substitution of reflector lamps
• 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 9/66 Details of globes or covers forming part of the light source
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/68 Details of reflectors forming part of the light source
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/009 the casing being inside the housing of the lighting device
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/503 of light sources cooling arrangements structurally associated with gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps H01J61/52; cooling arrangements structurally associated with electric incandescent lamps H01K1/58; cooling arrangements structurally associated with light-emitting diodes H01L33/64
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/508 of electrical circuits
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/773 the planes containing the fins or blades having the direction of the light emitting axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 29/83 the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/0025 Combination of two or more reflectors for a single light source array of reflectors for a cluster of light sources F21V7/0083
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/33 annular
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2105/18 annular; polygonal other than square or rectangular, e.g. for spotlights or for generating an axially symmetrical light beam
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 11/04 Frequency selective two-port networks
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/0115 comprising only inductors and capacitors H03H7/075, H03H7/09, H03H7/12, H03H7/13 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/00 Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/37 Converter circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/395 Linear regulators
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/56 : involving measures to prevent abnormal temperature of the LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/00 : Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 : Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]

Abstract

An LED (light emitting diode) lamp comprising: a lamp shell; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell, wherein the heat sink comprises fins and a base; a power source disposed in the lamp shell; a light emitting element connected to the base of the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; a first channel defined in a chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working; and a second channel defined in the heat sink and between the fins and the base for dissipating the heat of the heat sink, which is generated from the LED chips and transferred to the heat sink; wherein the first channel comprises a first end on the light emitting element to allow air flowing from outside of the LED lamp into the chamber, and a second end on the upper portion of the lamp shell to allow air flowing from inside of the chamber out to the LED lamp; wherein the second channel comprises a third end on the light emitting element to allow air flowing from outside of the LED lamp into the second channel, and flowing out from spaces between every adjacent two of the fins; wherein the light emitting element further comprises an aperture communicating simultaneously with both the first channel and the second channel by connecting with the first end of the first channel and the third end of the second channel.

Claims

1. An LED (light emitting diode) lamp comprising:

a lamp shell;

a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell, wherein the heat sink comprises fins and a base;

a power source disposed in the lamp shell;

a light emitting element connected to the base of the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source;

a first channel defined in a chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working; and

a second channel defined in the heat sink and between the fins and the base for dissipating the heat of the heat sink, which is generated from the LED chips and transferred to the heat sink;

wherein the first channel comprises a first end on the light emitting element to allow air flowing from outside of the LED lamp into the chamber, and a second end on the upper portion of the lamp shell to allow air flowing from inside of the chamber out to the LED lamp;

wherein the second channel comprises a third end on the light emitting element to allow air flowing from outside of the LED lamp into the second channel, and flowing out from spaces between every adjacent two of the fins;

wherein the light emitting element further comprises an aperture communicating simultaneously with both the first channel and the second channel by connecting with the first end of the first channel and the third end of the second channel.

2. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein the aperture is located in a central region of the light emitting element, and the aperture forms an air intake of both the first channel and the second channel.

3. The LED lamp of claim 2, wherein the light emitting element comprises a first surface and a second surface which is opposite to the first surface, the LED chips are mounted on the first surface and surrounding the aperture, and the second surface is in contact with the base of the heat sink, such that heat generated from the LED chips is able to be transferred to the fins through the base while the LED lamp is working.

4. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein the heat sink comprises first fins and second fins, bottoms of both the first fins and the second fins in an axis of the LED lamp connect to the base, the first fins interlace with the second fins at regular intervals, and one of the second fins includes a third portion and two fourth portions, the two fourth portions are symmetrical about the third portion.

5. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein the lamp shell including a lamp head, a lamp neck and a sleeve, the lamp head connects to the lamp neck which connects to the sleeve.

6. The LED lamp of claim 5, wherein the power source having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the power source is disposed in both the lamp neck and the lamp head of the lamp shell, and the second portion of the power source is disposed in the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element.

7. The LED lamp of claim 1, further comprising a lamp cover with a light output surface and an end surface, wherein the end surface is formed with a vent to let air flowing from outside of the LED lamp into both the first channel and the second channel through the vent.

8. The LED lamp of claim 7, where the first end is projected onto the end surface in an axis of the LED lamp to occupy an area on the end surface, which is defined as a first portion, another area on the end surface is defined as a second portion, and the vent in the first portion is greater than the vent in the second portion in area.

9. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein a ratio of power of the LED lamp to heat dissipating area of the heat sink is 1:

20˜

30.

10. The LED lamp of claim 9, wherein the ratio of power of the LED lamp to heat dissipating area of the heat sink is 1:

22˜

26.

11. The LED lamp of claim 10, wherein the ratio of power of the LED lamp to heat dissipating area of the heat sink is 1:

25.

12. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein a volume of the heat sink accounts for 20%˜

60% of an overall volume of the LED lamp.

13. The LED lamp of claim 12, wherein the volume of the heat sink accounts for 25%˜

50% of an overall volume of the LED lamp.

14. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein overall weight of the LED lamp is less than 1.7 Kg, When the LED lamp is provided with power of 200 W, the LED chips are lit up and emit luminous flux of at least 25000 lumens.

15. The LED lamp of claim 7, further comprising an inner reflecting surface disposed inside the light output surface of the lamp cover and an outer reflecting surface disposed in the outer circle of the array of the LED chips, wherein the inner reflecting surface is configured to reflect part of light emitted from the inmost of the array of LED chips, the outer reflecting surface is configured to reflect part of light emitted from the outermost of the array of LED chips.

16. The LED lamp of claim 15, wherein total luminous flux of the light reflected by both the inner reflecting surface and the outer reflecting surface and emitted through the light output surface is at least 1500 Im.

17. The LED lamp of claim 5, wherein the sleeve of the lamp shell is located in the heat sink, the lamp neck projects from the heat sink, height of the lamp neck is at least 80% of height of the heat sink.

18. The LED lamp of claim 4, wherein each of the first fins is divided into two portions in a radial direction of the LED lamp, the two portions are divided with a gap portion, the third portion is connected to the fourth portion through a transition portion, the transition portion has a buffer section and a guide section, a direction of any tangent of the guide section is separate from the gap portion.

19. The LED lamp of claim 15, wherein in the projected area of the LED lamp, there is a light concentrating area within the projected area, and luminous flux of the light projected by the LED lamp onto the light concentrated area accounts for 35%˜

50% of the total luminous flux.

20. The LED lamp of claim 1, wherein at least partially of fin has a protrusion projecting from a surface of the fin, the protrusions extend along an axis of the LED lamp and are in contact with the base.