Light for connection to a conventional socket having a plurality of light emitting diodes on a first side of the illumination core and a second plurality of light emitting diodes on the second side thereof

• US 20070103901A1
• Filed: 11/09/2005
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hubert Reid
• Original Assignee: Hubert Reid
• Inventors: Reid, Hubert
• Application Number:
  US11/270,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20070103901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/234
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/23 Retrofit light sources for lighting devices with a single fitting for each light source, e.g. for substitution of incandescent lamps with bayonet or threaded fittings
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2107/90 on two opposite sides of supports or substrates
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

An light emitting diode (LED) light is disclosed wherein the light is provided with a standard base for placement into a socket formerly occupied by a filament light. The LED light incorporates both a first plurality of LEDs projecting illumination from the circuit board in a forward direction and a second plurality of LEDs projecting illumination rearwardly in order to illuminate the support member through which the light projects. The circuit board has two planar surfaces to support and position the LEDs. This LED support is positioned on the outer end of a hollow tube member to form an illumination core. The hollow tube member or the LED support contains the electronic wiring, connected between the base, circuit components, and the LEDs to illuminate the LEDs.

Claims

1. A light for illuminating an area surrounding a base member and further illuminating by projecting light away from said light and said base member comprising:

a standard base member for connecting said light to a source of electrical power;

said standard base member connected electrically to a pair of electrical conductors;

an illumination core comprising a hollow tube and a circuit board;

said hollow tube, having an axis extending through said hollow tube, having a proximate end and a distal end;

said proximal end of said hollow tube disposed within said electrical base member;

said pair of electrical conductors extending through said hollow tube;

a solid insulating material filling said electrical base and securing said hollow tube to said standard base;

a plurality of electrical components electrically interconnected with other electrical components of said plurality of electrical components for controlling electrical energy supplied from said electrical base through said pair of electrical conductors to said interconnected plurality of electrical components;

a first plurality of light emitting diodes,

a second plurality of light emitting diodes;

said circuit board having a planar bottom surface and a planar top surface for supporting said first plurality of light emitting diodes on said top surface and for supporting said second plurality of light emitting diodes on said bottom surface;

said first plurality of light emitting diodes arranged to project light in a direction substantially perpendicular to said planar top surface;

said second plurality of light emitting diodes arranged to project illumination in a direction away from said planar bottom surface;

said interconnected plurality of electrical components attached to said pair of electrical conductors;

said interconnected plurality of electrical components being further electrically connected to said first and said second pluralities of said light emitting diodes to provide illumination in two directions for the purpose of illuminating a surface surrounding the base of said light and for providing illumination away from said base and said circuit board to illuminate in a direction away from said circuit board and toward said base.

2. The light of claim 1 wherein said plurality of interconnected electrical components is further connected to said first plurality and said second plurality of light emitting diodes so that each of the said first and second plurality of light emitting diodes is electrically connected in series to all other said light emitting diodes in said light.

3. The light of claim 2 wherein said light emitting diodes are resident on said first planar surface and are oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to said first planar surface.

4. The light of claim 2 wherein said light emitting diodes are resident on said second planar surface are oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to said second planar surface.

5. The light of claim 2 wherein electrical components are connected to a voltage reduction element;

a voltage rectifier and current limiter.

6. The light of claim 5 wherein said voltage reduction element is housed within said tube and said voltage reduction element and connected within one of said voltage conductor conductors intermediate said base and said voltage rectifier.